Nitro-Lift Technologies, L.L.C. v. Howard

Nitro-Lift Technologies, L.L.C. v. Howard

1. Plantiff: Nitro-Lift Technologies 2. Defendant: Howard 3. Nitro-life had a contract with two employees, Eddie Howard and Shane Schneider had a confidentality and non competiton agreement with arbitration clause 4. After working for Nitro the employees left the company and joined a competitor 5. Nitro brought an arbitration case which the two employees filed suit to district court in Oklahoma to void the contract 6. Court dismissed the case saying arbitration clause was valid but the Supreme Court of Oklahoma ruled the contract as voidable since it was void and unenforceable

Issue

Did Oklahoma State Court err in preventing the arbitration of non competition agreement?

Decision for Nitro-Lift Technologies LLC v. Howard

Favor of Nitro since the arbitration clause is valid

Argument for Howard

The contract wasn't enforceable

Argument Nitro-Lift

They had a valid arbitration clause